News
and Announcements

Talk
by Rev. Jesse Jackson Rescheduled for Feb. 13
The Rev. Jesse Jackson will deliver the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative
Address at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13, in Strong Auditorium. Jackson's
talk was originally scheduled last month but was postponed because of
a family medical emergency.

Washington
Post (February 5)New
Pollution Effects Observed
A round-up of science news highlights Medical Center research led by
Alison Elder, research assistant professor of environmental medicine,
suggesting a link between exposure to air pollution and a drop in heart
rate.

Seattle Post
Intelligencer (February 3)'Autistic
Diet' Getting a Closer Look
A report about autism cites a study at the Medical Center to test the
effectiveness of a wheat- and dairy-free diet therapy for young children
diagnosed with the disorder.

In
Higher Education

Chronicle
of Higher Education (January 5)Cyberinfrastructure:
the Second Revolution
"Arden L. Bement, director of the National Science Foundation,
says cyberinfrastructure will be at the heart of the next IT revolution."